The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, seek simplicity and distrust it.
“The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, seek simplicity and distrust it.”
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The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, seek simplicity and distrust it.
“The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, seek simplicity and distrust it.”
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“The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, seek simplicity and distrust it.”
“I would be a billionaire if I was looking to be a selfish boss. That's not me.”
“It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious.”
“The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about them. When the idea is new, its custodians have fervor, live for it, and if need be, die for it.”
“The silly question is the first intimation of some totally new development.”
“Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it.”
“I distrust anything that you don't hear.”
“The resistance of policy-makers to intelligence is not just founded on an ideological presupposition. They distrust intelligence sources and intelligence officials because they don't understand what the real problems are.”
“We distrust the electronic vote here.”
“There's a lot of distrust of the United States, and I certainly see that. But at the same time, everything that I've seen is that the U.S. is a genuine force for good in the world.”
“At a moment of great distrust and broken politics, we should be uplifting those who embody the value and strength of service, not putting them out of a job.”
“Unfortunately, there is a tendency among political elites to distrust the opinions of ordinary people. They are perceived to base their views on dark instincts and unjustified fears, rather than on rational choices. European voters, however, are highly educated, and it is ridiculous to suppose they can be easily fooled or manipulated.”